Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani believes that the fatal police shooting of Rayshard Brooks is different from the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers and said the video of a meeting outside a fast food restaurant in Atlanta could “justify the use of this power.”
“Whatever the Atlanta shootings, that’s not the case of George Floyd,” Giuliani write on Twitter Sunday morning. “This video seems to present circumstances that can justify the use of this violence.”
“The only position responsible is to postpone the assessment until a full investigation is carried out,” he added.
Brooks, 27, was shot by an Atlanta police officer Friday night after he failed a calm test and fought with officers when they tried to take him into custody, according to a video released by the Georgia Investigation Bureau.
Brooks grabbed one of the Taser’s officers as they wrestled in the parking lot outside Wendy and escaped.
The officers chased after Brooks who at one point turned and appeared to fire Taser.
At that time, an officer fired three times at Brooks, a video show.
The incident sparked widespread unrest in Atlanta, which was on the brink of Floyd’s death in Minneapolis on May 25.
Protests burned Wendy and blocked the road in a demonstration that lasted until Sunday morning.
Giuliani, one of President Trump’s personal lawyers, also called for protests for burning a fast food joint.
“Rayshard Brooks: protesters burned Wendy when police officers were fired https://gu.com/p/e45ph/stw#img-1…. THIS IS NOT A PEACEFUL PROTESTATION. THIS IS ARSON! ARREST ?, “he said.
Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields resigned on Saturday.
One officer, Garrett Rolfe, was dismissed and the other, Devin Brosnan, was placed as an administrative leave.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said, Brooks shouldn’t be shot.
“Although there may be debate as to whether this is an appropriate use of the power of death, I strongly believe that there is a clear difference between what you can do and what you must do,” Bottoms said at a press conference on Saturday. “I do not believe that this is a justified use of lethal force.”
Floyd was killed after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee against Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes after he was arrested on suspicion of trying to issue fake $ 20 bills.
Floyd was handcuffed and unarmed.
Chauvin has been charged with second-degree murder. Three other officers who participated in Floyd’s detention have been charged with aiding and abetting.
